One day Sammy and his younger sister Ellie happen upon a cabin where Alice, a young, partially deaf girl with epilepsy is being kept by her abusive stepfather. The three soon become friends and hope to get Alice an education and help her escape from the torture she undergoes daily. However, Alice's stepfather soon finds out about the friendship Alice has struck up and punishes her brutally. This story of friendship and youth shows that everyone is human and deserves to be treated so, no matter their disability or weakness.
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Beau Bridges as Jack Perkins
Patricia Arquette as Alice Guthrie
Reese Witherspoon as Ellie Perkins
Susan Blakely as Ada Guthrie
William McNamara as Sammy Perkins
Collin Wilcox Paxton as Bessie Morgan
Norman Max Maxwell as Ormand Guthrie
Richard K. Olsen as Doc Murphy
Allison Smith as Lisa Mae
Heather Lynch as Bertha
Robert Priester as David Butler
Randy Williams as Cletus
Rick Warner as Minister
Charles McLawhorn as Mayor
E. Michael Hewett as Ike (as Edward Michael Hewett)
Ennis Atkins as Old Man
Mary Page as Church Girl
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